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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1954
Page
5
Mrs. T. A. Gray of Commerce visited friends here Tuesday. Numerous relatives and visitors from Sherman Dallas Celina Fort Worth and other Texas towns attended gatherings and funerals. Several residents traveled to Dallas Paris Galveston and beyond, with service visits and family observances noted.
The Wesleyan Guild of the Methodist Church plans an ice cream supper for August 6. Social notes include visits by Mrs. Lewis Pool and her daughter of Henderson and Mrs. P. F. Cox of Dallas to Mrs. W. M. Cox’s home, and Mr. and Mrs. Claud Dillon visiting McKinney with their son-in-law and daughter, the Dick McSpedden couple. Teresa Ann Schlosser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schlosser of Minneapolis, was born weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. she is a granddaughter of R. B. Gordon of Whitewright. Captain William L. White, Route 2, earned a diploma from the USAF Extension Course Institute for the academic instructor correspondence course, per dispatch from Gunter AFB, Alabama.
Mr and Mrs Paul Ryan announce the engagement of their daughter Carol to Roy Turner son of Mr and Mrs George Turner The marriage is set for 2 00 p m August 1 at Barnheart Chapel
Rotary Club program chairman Dick Walker led the Friday meeting when the scheduled speaker did not appear. He discussed the rising number of elderly and, citing statisticians, forecast a higher elderly share in 10 to 20 years and the challenges they will face. Visitors included Joe Morgan of Whitewright and Rotarian Lee Simmons of Sherman.
The historical note attributes the coinage of the phrase United States of America to Thomas Paine marking a milestone in American identity. Scholars cite early writings and public discourse linking Paine to popularizing the national designation.
A condensed church directory lists congregations including First Presbyterian First Baptist First Methodist Cross Roads Presbyterian Pilgrim Grove Church of Christ and Bethel Baptist with pastors service times Sunday School hours and special services noted for the North Texas Larger Parish context.
Rev. H. P. Williamson of Denison Methodist and Rev. Lee H. Smith of Whitewright Presbyterian conduct the morning service with Sunday School following. Mrs. Clifford Phoebus serves as superintendent.
Royce E Wood and Mae Hall are listed as parish roles for morning worship at 11 00 a m. The piece also records a casual chat between Jock Macswinney and Sandy McTavish about a new radio. Sandy praises the music while finding the light hard to read by.
Mrs. Sally Mc Cutcheon, 75, claims a lifetime total of about one million pies baked since learning the craft in 1911. She began in Bluefield West Virginia and worked in Columbus and Tiffin before long spell at Heisman's in Willard Ohio since 1915, except six years in a factory cafe. At times she baked 201 pies daily.
Health Minister Mac Leod rejected a request for a government smoking report saying many studies already exist. He advised a concerned heavy smoker to give up reading if worried about lung cancer connections.
Ingeborg Rosenstroem a 52 year old matron of an old folks home in Stockholm was charged with murdering an 80 year old inmate to cover up a clerical error She allegedly reported that Johanna Persson died of natural causes and then killed her to balance her books.
CBS radio vice president John Karol notes 47,000,000 homes have radios and 29,000,000 car sets plus 10,000,000 portables and 10,000,000 in public places. Including extra home sets, about 115,000,000 radios are in use in the United States.
Bonham announces the third reunion of Bonham schools ex students and former teachers for June 3-4, 1955. Judge Choice Moore, president of the association, says reunions are every five years and letters will be sent to graduates with available addresses.
In a quiet woodland scene Mama owl voices concern that Junior shows no interest in anything. Papa owl asks for details as the pair discuss the troubling behavior and its possible causes.
A young man explains to his parents that he chose his girlfriend because the car they own limits other options. The quote shows practical constraints shaping romance and parental disapproval.
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